The Lost Bum

Is there really anything else to talk about? After six seasons Lost has finally come to an end, and has finally answered so many of the questions that it’s put out there. Not all of them, but most. The creators of Lost have still left a few things to interpretation that has the fans buzzing. It has been made clear though that title of the show was a representation of the characters souls.

Faith and religion has held a lot of water for the castaways over the years. In the finally, faith, communion, baptism, and peace were evident, but religion has been a part of the show from beginning to end. The castaways, in the end, have even met up with their loved ones in a church to guide each others souls to be at peace; a church that Jack’s father, the aptly named Christian Sheppard, said that they had built to meet each other. That’s why Ben couldn’t go inside, because he was not loved by them.

The eventual, and as Locke said obvious, leader was Jack Sheppard who had the overtones of Jesus himself. His sacrifices, his leadership, even the wound to his side ala Jesus on the cross. The show ended exactly as it started, with Jack in the bamboo field, and a close-up on his eye, this time though it was closing.

In the sideways worlds of the characters, each one of their “awakenings” of their time on the island was heart warming. They had this look of relief and rest. Once their awakening was apparent they knew what their next step was. They could finally meet each other at the church.

The episode explains so very much, but left plenty of questions on the table. Like what exactly was the island? What or who were Jacob and the man in black? Where the hell is Walt? Was it the electromagnetic energy of the island that made them time travel? How was it possible for the island to move? And was it the nuclear blast that put the island in the bottom of the sea?

Apparently producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are putting together the season six dvd now, and it will contain many more answers. They could give us the answers now, but then how else would they make a boat load more money off of the dvds?

In the end we know that whatever happened on the island happened up until the nuclear blast, but why it happened and how, is still open to interpretation. Lost is one of those shows that will have a different meaning for different people and their diverse faiths. Everyone’s experience with the show is their own, and Lost’s meaning might be a debate for years to come.